Eagle helps DeChambeau to win in Las Vegas

ByReuters

Published 05/11/2018 at 03:09 GMT

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Bryson DeChambeau drained a massive eagle putt on the way to winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas by one stroke on Sunday.

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Locked in battle with defending champion Patrick Cantlay, DeChambeau's putt from just inside 60 feet on 16 helped him to a final round of 66 and combined 21-under-par 263.

Cantlay (65) finished alone in second with Sam Ryder (62) in third a shot further back and Rickie Fowler (63) tied for fourth on 17-under.

DeChambeau, 25, will climb to number five in the world after picking up his fifth PGA Tour win.

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“I was just coming out here to try to kick the rust off. I was able to play some great golf,” DeChambeau told reporters. “I didn’t putt my best but I was still able to get it done. I’m pretty proud of that.”

Cantlay hit the front with a birdie on 16 but lost it with a bogey at the next coupled with DeChambeau's eagle.

He lamented a poor bunker shot at 17 that hurt his chances.

“When I dug my foot in (the bunker) it didn’t have a bunch of sand. Obviously, when I hit my shot there was more sand under the ball,” Cantlay said.

“It was a tricky one, I just hit a poor shot.”

Three-times major champion Jordan Spieth carded a final round 72 to finish 14 strokes behind the winner.

(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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